Black-backed jackal vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Canis mesomelas compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-backed jackal Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (प्राणी) Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same Chordata (रज्जुकी) Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same Mammalia (स्तनधारी) Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण) Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) Cricetidae
Genus Canis (Dogs & Wolves) Alticola
Species Canis mesomelas Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-backed jackal and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-backed jackal Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-backed jackal

The Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) is a species in the genus Canis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemming Mountain Vole

No description available.

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